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H E C T O R G O N Z A L E S
D E A N O F I N S T R U C T I O N & C F O

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 Proposed State Funding
 Proposed Legislation
 Unfunded Mandates
 Momentum Points
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Future

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Formula appropriation
Group Insurance
Retirement
Enrollment Growth
State Financial Aid Grants
Adult Basic Education
Nursing Graduates Grants
Total Impact to SWTJC
Direct
Grants
HB 1
($435,124)
($1,200,000)
($360,000)
($1,617,592)
($575,800)
($250,000)
($80,000)
($4,518,516)
($3,612,716)
($330,000)
SB 1
($779,037)
($545,000)
($350,000)
($1,617,592)
($550,000)
($72,000)
($29,000)
($3,942,629)
($3,291,629)
($101,000)

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Funding sources for community colleges can be classified into 4 major areas
State appropriations –
TX
24%
SWTJC
20%
Local Taxes –
Tuition/Fees –
Other sources -
30%
23%
23%
5%
22%
53%

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 Over the past 25 years, the state’s share of funding the overall operating budgets of community colleges has declined from a high of 61% in FY 1985 to 24 % in FY 2009

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Appropriations
$8,00
$7,00
$6,00
$5,00
$4,00
$3,00
$2,00
$1,00
$0,00
10-11 After cuts HB1 SB1
Appropriations

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HB 9 – Relating to student success-based funding
HB 10 – Eligibility for a Texas Grant
HB 33 – Measures to increase affordability of textbook
HB 34 – Including in the public high school curriculum instruction in methods of paying
HB 136 – Relating to restriction on dropping courses at public institutions of higher education
HB 399 – Requiring general academic institutions to offer personal financial literacy training.
HB 459 – relating to temporary limitation on the total amount of tuition charged to a student
HB 587 – eliminating the set-aside portion of designated tution
HB 736 – relating to online institutions resumes
HB 766 – exempting textbooks from sales tax
HB 866 – Tuition exemption for members of Texas State Guard
HB 1053 – Tuition exemption for firefighters

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SB 28 – Eligibility for a Texas Grant
SB 32 – Consolidation of tuition & fee waivers
SB 36 – Methods for increasing student success
SB 162 – Requiring a developmental education plan for students entering higher education
SB 176 – Student eligibility for tuition rebates offered by general academic institutions
SB 200 – Evaluation of THECB reports required of higher education
SB 282 – Eliminating certain reporting, planning and other requirements imposed on THECB or institutions of higher education
SB 298 – Eliminating set-aside portion of designated tuition
SB 419 – Prohibiting state funding to public junior colleges for physical education courses offered dual credit
SB 752 – Requiring institutions of higher education to post on internet all checking account transactions

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HB 1163 – Relating to waivers for peace officers and firemen
HB 1206 – Relating to training members of governing boards
HB 1212 – Relating to collection of information by higher education institutions
HB 1237 – Relating to internet access to checking account transactions
HB 1244 – Relating to developmental education
HB 1341 – Relating to the manner of payment of tuition and fees
HB 1356 – Concealed handguns on campus
HB 1420 – Relating to the limitations on the number of courses that students may drop
HB 1460 – Relating to measures to increase cost efficency
HB 1495 – Relating to the application of the Information Resource
Management Act
SB 793 – Relating to incentives to recruit and retain allied health faculty
SB 794 –Relating to use of money from permanent fund for health-related
SB 850 – Relating to formula funding for certain dual credit hours

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 (b) An institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education in this state may not adopt any rule, regulation, or other provision prohibiting a license holder who is a faculty member, staff member, or employee of the institution from carrying a handgun on the campus of the institution.

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Tuition Waivers – Education Code requires colleges to provide tuition exemptions in 38 different categories of students and 19 different waiver categories
Internet Access to Course Information – HB2504 requires posting of syllabus, faculty credentials, and student evaluation for each term and maintain for two years
Accountability Measures – Currently, there is a set required by the Legislative Budget Board, Texas Higher
Education Coordinating Board, in addition to the new
Momentum Points accountability system.

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Background Checks – State requires fingerprintbased background checks of faculty and staff (dual credit at HS)
Licensure Data – State removed itself completely from the collection of this data and requires each institution to gather its own
College Investments – requires all investments to be collateralized

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Blind
Combat Extension
Tuition Reduction
Concurrent Enrollment
Senior Citizens
Designated Tuition
Highest Ranking Senior
Legacy Act
Hazelwood Spouse
Hazelwood Exempt
Hazelwood Dependent
TX Tomorrow Fund
Academic Common Mkt
Good Neighbor
Children of Disabled Firemen
Disabled Police Officer
Deaf
Fire Science
Children of POW/MIA
Foster Care
Adopted
National Guard
Dual Enrollment
National Exchange Student
Children of Nurse Faculty
Depended of Public Servant
Military in Texas
Intention to Stay
College Teachers
Border States
Citizens of Mexico
Public Health
Border County
100 Mile
Nursing Graduate
Foreign Service
NATO Families
Preceptor Children
Student Service Fee Exp

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 SWTJC waives approximately $250,000
 SWTJC sets aside $400,000 in tuition revenue
(Texas Public Educational Grants (TPEG) as mandated)

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 Ensuring long-term economic growth & prosperity
 Community colleges enroll half of students in Texas
 Texas must award an additional 46,000 credentials annually by 2015 – 28% increase
 Strengthen efforts in increasing student career and academic readiness, and increase progress and achievement of milestones by all students

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Based on research by Teachers College at Columbia University
 Model measures performance in a way to provide incentives to community colleges
 Milestones are measurable attainments correlated with a student’s momentum through a program
 Milestone concept – holds community colleges accountable for student success
 Each Metric is directly aligned with the core mission of community colleges – from least prepared to the most college ready students

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 College Readiness -
(1 for math, 1 for reading/writing)
2 points
 1 st College Level Math Course -
 15 Credits Completed –
 30 Credits Completed –
 Transfer w/15 hours or more –
 Degree/Certificate earned –
1 point
1 point
1 point
2 points
2 points

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 THECB – Allocate 90% of formula based on enrollment and allocate 10% of formula based on momentum points; all 50 community colleges compete for the 10%; implement in FY 2013
 Community Colleges – Given current budget crisis do not implement at this time; use FY 2012 to establish a baseline; measure movement against institution.

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Points
SWTJC
State
Math Read/
Write
1 1
1 st
Math
1
15
Credits
1
30
Credits
1
Transf Assoc.
Core Cert.
Total
Points
2 2 2 2
336 316 794 1,954 1,110 404 414 114 212 6,798
31,062 32,084 89,244 240,167 143,082 41,079 46,234 13,932 20,200 778,791

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Total Momentum Points = 778,791
 Total funding $110,467,502 (10% of formula)
 Funding per point = $141.84
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Total Momentum Points for SWTJC = 6,798
 SWTJC Momentum point funding = $964,261
 10% of proposed funding
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House version - $726,941
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Senate version - $692,649
Difference + $237,000 + $271,000

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Create and nurture a learning-centered environment in which students, faculty, staff, and the community atlarge can achieve their greatest potential.
 Identify and serve the learning needs of the community
(Learning)
 Cultivate excellence in teaching, instructional delivery, student services, and administrative support (Quality)
 Provide reliable and sustainable resources and funding for the college (Efficiency)

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You might wonder what does learning, quality, and efficiency have to do with future funding?
We are ahead of the curve when it comes to performance measures. All of our work with post
SACS accreditation and Achieving the Dream has placed us in an excellent position to move forward in this new era of performance funding and shrinking resources.

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Our goal is not to use a broad brush to change, improve or cut programs and cost, but to use a fine detailed brush to make these changes.
Our goal to improve learning and quality is centered on the students and their needs. This “hedgehog” focus will result in the efficiencies required to keep moving this institution forward.

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 We have recognized that state support for community colleges is diminishing
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Aligned our Strategic Goals with our Core Mission
 Implemented cost saving measures:
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Printing
Document imaging
Realigning workflow/departments
Increase utilization of Colleague
Targeted professional development

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 Demand quality of all employees
 Insure quality education
 Implemented initiatives that assist students in movement through:
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First college level Math
Developmental Education
Core Certificate Completion
Transfer
Graduation

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 Performance funding/Momentum points – reward and reinforce what we have already begun
 Focus
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Students
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Student Learning Outcomes
Improving Student Services

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